What color is #17241C?

#17241C is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17241C?

The RGB value is 23, 36, 28: 23 red, 36 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17241C?

The complementary color is #24171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17241C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17241C color

#17241C rgb(23, 36, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #17241C is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.1% green and 11% blue (23, 36, 28).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 22% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#17241C color codes

HEX	`#17241C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 36, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 22%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 36%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 22%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.78, -7.84, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.78, 8.61, 155.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.194, 1.528, 1.33)`
Decimal	`1516572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17241C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #17241C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17241C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #17241C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17241c; }
.text { color: #17241c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17241c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 36 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17241c, #172423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #17241C?: #17241C is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17241C?: The RGB value is 23, 36, 28: 23 red, 36 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17241C?: The complementary color is #24171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17241C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.